18-04-2020, 06:11 PM
Brake shops often use a modern woven brass lining which they claim is 'right' however it's actually for use on a light truck and requires 4 tons with a brake booster to get it warm enough to bite
We've been using a 'scooter' lining for years, soft stuff, you can dig your nail into it, but I can lock the drum brakes of my Giulietta Alfa's on tarmac and equally lock the wheels of my supercharged 7 if I haul on the handbrake while standing hard on the foot brake. All our drum braked cars have these soft linings, never had an issue with any of them, never had brake fade either.
Obviously I've totally rebuilt all the cylinders, stainless sleeve in the master cylinder, all new washers, new hard lines where necessary, silicone fluid etc, etc. All our other classics have very good brakes. The 7's are still on cables or cable & rod in the case of the race cars.
Aye
Greig
We've been using a 'scooter' lining for years, soft stuff, you can dig your nail into it, but I can lock the drum brakes of my Giulietta Alfa's on tarmac and equally lock the wheels of my supercharged 7 if I haul on the handbrake while standing hard on the foot brake. All our drum braked cars have these soft linings, never had an issue with any of them, never had brake fade either.
Obviously I've totally rebuilt all the cylinders, stainless sleeve in the master cylinder, all new washers, new hard lines where necessary, silicone fluid etc, etc. All our other classics have very good brakes. The 7's are still on cables or cable & rod in the case of the race cars.
Aye
Greig